Name/Title
Tribal Migration, by Amos Bad Heart Buffalo, Sioux Indian Painting, Plate XIIIEntry/Object ID
575/13136A-13Scope and Content
Tribal Migration, by Amos Bad Heart Buffalo, Sioux Indian Painting, Plate XIII. Two-page composition. On foot, at the head, march the four Wakicunza, or chiefs of the tribal council. On either side, on horses, ride groups of Akicita, or executives charged with keeping order and watching over the people. THe households follow with the pony travois. Drawing by Amos Bad Buffalo (Taianka Cante Sice), Oglala Sioux.
Portfolio of Sioux Indian Painting, Paintings of the Sioux and Other Tribes of the Great Plains, Part I, published by C. Szwedzicki, Nice, France, 1938. Limited Edition. No. 361. Introduction and notes by Hartley Burr Alexander. Part. 1 contains Plates I-XXV. Painters of Part 1 are Sioux, Mandan, Shoshone, and Kiowa. On cover of Portfolio--Sioux Warriors on horseback, by Kills Two (Nupa Kie), Oglala Sioux.
Part. 2 contains an addition 25 Plates I-XXV different than Part 1.Collection
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Oglala Sioux Art, Pony Travois, Sioux Tribal March, Wakicunza, Akicita, Native American, Native American Art, Sioux, Oglala Sioux, Oceti SakowinEthnography
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The word, Sioux, is referenced. Sioux is considered a slur word according to the Oceti Sakowin peoples.Relationships
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Amos Bad Heart Buffalo
